ABOUT US

The centre for drug discovery and development was established in 2013 at the university with the goal to discover novel drugs to fight against life threatening infectious diseases including tuberculosis(TB), Acquired Immuno Deficiency syndrome (AIDS), Dengue and non-infectious diseases including cancer, diabetes etc., the centre has unique capabilities for antimycobacterial and antiviral drug discovery from natural resources and the synthetic compounds. The centre consists of a group of enthusiastic and experienced scientist actively pursuing collaborative research with external collaborators in academic community as well as with industrial partners both in India and abroad.

OUR VISION

To discovery and synthesize New Chemical Entities (NCEs) from natural resources to fight against life threatening infectious and non-infectious diseases by doing interdisciplinary research on microbial technology, medicinal chemistry, molecular biology and bioinformatics.